What key evidence suggests that Triton is a captured moon?
A) Triton orbits Neptune in a direction opposite that of Neptune's rotation.
B) Triton is small and potato-shaped, which is common of captured moons.
C) Triton is too large to have been formed in the "miniature solar nebula" thought to have surrounded Neptune in its early history.
D) Triton appears to be made mostly of ice.
A) Triton orbits Neptune in a direction opposite that of Neptune's rotation.
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